Two PhD Candidates for 'Gender in Academic Careers' (1,0 fte)
Nijmegen School of Management
Radboud Unversity Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Vacancy number: 27.20.13
Closing date: 9 December 2013
Responsibilities
Your duties will be: designing and conducting research, training in connection with the research project and a limited amount of teaching at the Nijmegen School of Management. The research must lead to a PhD thesis.
Two PhD positions are available, covering the following areas:
27.20.13/1: Gender Equality Training in Science through Group Model Building
This is a comparative research project on gender equality in academia in eight countries, focusing on the effects of gender equality training. You will examine how Group Model Building involves stakeholders in a science faculty in the issue of gender equality. More information about this vacancy:
i.bleijenbergh@fm.ru.nl
27.20.13/2: Gendering the Academy and Research: Combating Career Instability and Asymmetries
This is a comparative research project on gender and precarious workers in academia in seven countries. You will examine how gender affects the career possibilities of young academics in an era of austerity, new managerialism and globalization. More information about this vacancy:
mcl.vandenbrink@fm.ru.nl
The positions are financed through two grants from the seventh framework programme of the European Community for Research. Precondition for both positions is the final signature of the contract by the EU. The PhD candidates will be formally employed by Radboud University Nijmegen. Both projects will be conducted within a broader European consortium of research partners.
Work environment
The Institute for Management Research (IMR) is an academic centre of expertise on the structure and performance of public and private organizations and institutions that govern or manage purposive action and interaction. IMR research aims to contribute to the understanding and improvement of the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of organizational arrangements through which people try to structure and govern the complexity of the environments in which they operate. IMR strives to combine and integrate theoretical perspectives from different disciplines to provide richer understanding of international, societal and organizational phenomena, their complexity and their interrelatedness.
Both projects will be part of the research hotspot ‘Gender and Power in Politics and Management’ in which scholars collaborate to help reduce gender inequalities in society.
What we expect from you
You should have a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Management or Social Sciences and an interest in and knowledge of gender and diversity in organizations. A successfully completed Research Master’s degree programme and demonstrable experience in scientific research are highly desirable. You excel academically, as evidenced by grade transcripts and your curriculum vitae. For Position 1, you need a solid understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods as well as particular knowledge of Group Model Building or System Dynamics. For Position 2, advanced skills in qualitative research are essential, and experience in quantitative research is recommended. You have excellent written and spoken command of English and Dutch. You have the ability and interest to work in a team. The project particularly requires strong organizational skills and flexibility.
What we have to offer
We offer you:
- employment: 1,0 fte;
- in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
- the starting salary is €2,083 per month on a full-time basis; the salary will increase to €2,664 per month in the fourth year;
- you will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years;
- you will be classified as a PhD student (promovendus) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).
Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions?
Other Information
Intended start dates: 1st January 2014 (project 1) and 1st February 2014 (project 2).
The job interviews for project 1 are scheduled for 13th December, the job interviews for project 2 for 19th December.
Would you like to know more?
Further information on: The Institute for Management Research
Dr. Inge Bleijenbergh, assistant professor Research Methods
Telephone: +31 243611474
Dr. Marieke van den Brink, assistant professor Strategic Human Resource Management
Telephone: +31 243611174
E-mail:
mcl.vandenbrink@fm.ru.nl
Applications
Are you interested?
Please include with your application a motivation letter (attn. of Prof. Dr. Yvonne Benschop), CV and any required attachments. You should upload these documents using 'Apply directly' before 9 December 2013.
Please submit two letters of reference from relevant persons within academia. Please indicate which position you are applying for (vacancy number and serial number 1 or 2).
For more information on the application procedure: +31 243611173